6 students, driver killed as truck rams into Nigerian varsity shuttle bus

A fatal accident on Monday claimed the lives of six students of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) and their shuttle bus driver after an articulated vehicle crashed into their bus.

According to eyewitness reports, the accident occurred around 2:30 PM when the truck, loaded with wood and jerry cans of palm oil, lost control while heading towards Abuja and rammed into the university shuttle.

Authorities are yet to issue an official statement, but the tragic incident has left the university community in mourning.

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“Unfortunately, the driver lost control and rammed into the FUL shuttle bus already filled up with students and was about to convey them to school.

“The shuttle bus was crushed by the articulated vehicle,” the source said.

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC,were on ground to rescued some victims that were trapped under the articulated vehicle.

The Kogi State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, Samuel Oyedeji who led his team to the scene of the accident could not confirm the numbers of casualties in the accident.

While noting that bodies have been deposited in the morgue for identification, the sector commander, however, disclosed that those that were injured have been moved to Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and Kogi State Specialist Hospital for treatment.